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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Stearns, Benton, Sherburne Counties

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Jake Judd
Jun 19, 2026 | 2:13 PM
National Weather Service

(KNSI) – The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Stearns, Benton, Sherburne and 11 other Minnesota counties, in effect until 8:00 p.m. Friday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across central and eastern Minnesota this afternoon and continue into the early evening. Forecasters say the strongest storms could produce marginally severe hail and gusty winds.

The Storm Prediction Center rates the threat as the lowest on its five-step severe weather scale. A watch means conditions are favorable for severe weather to develop, and residents should stay alert. It is not a warning, which is issued only when severe weather is occurring or imminent.

The watch covers Benton, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington and Wright.

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